Océanic’s Blais added to 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced today that Alexandre Blais of the Rimouski Océanic has been added to the 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will take place tomorrow at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, N.B., at 7:30 p.m. AT (see final rosters below). Blais is replacing Maxmilian Curran of the Tri-City Americans, who is unable to participate in Wednesday’s game due to an injury.
With 57 points (18G-39A) in 45 games this season, Blais leads the Océanic in scoring and ranks seventh in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). His 39 assists during the 2023-24 season are also the fourth-most of any skater in the QMJHL. Ranked 71st in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings, Blais will join Team White where he will play alongside his Rimouski teammate Spencer Gill.
The 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game airs live in Canada from the Avenir Centre on TSN, TSN.ca, the TSN App, RDS and RDS.ca tomorrow starting at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, in the United States, the game will air live on NHL Network, while viewers outside of Canada can catch all the action on CHL TV.
Fans interested in attending Wednesday’s game can still do so by heading to Ticketmaster.ca to secure their tickets to the 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Moncton.
TEAM RED ROSTER
| POS | # | NAME | TEAM |
| G | 31 | Ryerson Leenders | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
| G | 30 | Lukas Matecha | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| D | 18 | Harrison Brunicke | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| D | 77 | Ben Danford | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| D | 3 | Sam Dickinson “C” | London Knights (OHL) |
| D | 71 | Charlie Elick | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| D | 19 | Zayne Parekh | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| D | 6 | Colton Roberts | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| F | 34 | Andrew Basha | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| F | 29 | Cole Beaudoin | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| F | 27 | Raoul Boilard | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| F | 43 | Tanner Howe | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| F | 8 | Adam Jecho | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
| F | 16 | Ollie Josephson “A” | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| F | 2 | Eriks Mateiko | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| F | 7 | Maxim Massé “A” | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| F | 17 | Julius Miettinen | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| F | 21 | Ethan Procyszyn | North Bay Battalion (OHL) |
| F | 24 | Nathan Villeneuve | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| F | 78 | Marek Vanacker | Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) |
TEAM WHITE ROSTER
| POS | # | NAME | TEAM |
| G | 35 | Dawson Cowan | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| G | 32 | Carter George | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| D | 13 | Lukas Fischer | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| D | 15 | Spencer Gill “A” | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| D | 3 | Tomas Lavoie | Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) |
| D | 19 | Luca Marrelli | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| D | 11 | Henry Mews “A” | Ottawa 67’s (OHL) |
| D | 26 | Carter Yakemchuk | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| F | 27 | Berkly Catton “C” | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| F | 2 | Alexandre Blais | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| F | 18 | Gabriel Frasca | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| F | 66 | Liam Greentree | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| F | 17 | Tij Iginla | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| F | 7 | Jett Luchanko | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| F | 33 | Luke Misa | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
| F | 23 | Sam O’Reilly | London Knights (OHL) |
| F | 20 | Terik Parascak | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| F | 45 | Beckett Sennecke | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| F | 22 | Kieron Walton | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| F | 16 | Carson Wetsch | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
